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DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 5. Medicine 2000-2525.5›ARTICLE 21. Provisions Applicable to Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons 2450-2459.7

§ 2450

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

There is a Board of Osteopathic Examiners of the State of California, established by the Osteopathic Act, which shall be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California which enforces this chapter relating to persons holding or applying for physician’s and surgeon’s certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California under the Osteopathic Act.

Persons who elect to practice using the term of suffix “M.D.,” as provided in Section 2275, shall not be subject to this article, and the Medical Board of California shall enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to persons who made the election.

Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, as set forth in this article and under the Osteopathic Act, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this chapter were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2022.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 84. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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